Half full or half empty?

Suppose you have a glass half filled with water. Would you say the glass is half full or half empty?

I still remember this question which was asked in our Introduction to Psychology just last year. I answered with a half full. The class was then split into two. Well, Professor Booth said that no one answered wrong. It’s just a matter of one’s observation, or point of view. He said that from both perspectives, the amount of water in the glass is the same. The only difference between each view of the glass is in one’s observation.

But why am I telling this? This past few days, everyone’s asking me, “Kung nahihirapan ka na, bakit nagtitiis ka pa?”

Well, because I love him and so he does. Thus, every single thing between us such as friendster comments, texts, chats, short time being together is enough for me in keeping the relationship we have in spite of the distance and tough communication. The glass serves as a metaphor for our relationship and water represents the good things in it. So, seeing the glass as half empty means dwelling on the lack in us while seeing it as half full means focusing more on the good things. I may sound martyr and yeah, it’s up to you to call me one.

But for me, it is always better to be optimistic than pessimistic. If you would like a full glass of water, then observing a glass as already "half full" would bring a realization of what you already have and would allow one to facilitate opportunities to fill the rest of the glass. Looking at the glass and finding joy in that makes it half filled already. But if you observe the glass to be "half empty", then you probably doesn't realize what you already have which may facilitates the losing of what you already have.

Got my point?! But let me clear this one, I am not against anyone’s opinion. Each of us is entitled to have their own and this is mine.

With Love,
Ariane